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=Brief Introduction = China, the People's Republic of China (PRC), is located in the east of Eurasia, on the west bank of the Pacific Ocean. China is one of the four ancient civilizations with five thousand years of history. The land area of China is about 960 square kilometers. The coastline of eastern and southern China lasts more than 18,400 kilometers, and the water area expands over 470 square kilometers. There are 7,600 islands distributed around China, and Taiwan Island is the largest one which is about 35,989.76 square kilometers. The international borders of China lasts 20,000 kilometers, bordering with 14 countries on land and six on sea. The provinces, municipalities directly under the central government, autonomous regions and special administrative regions combnine to make up the world's third-largest country. Beijing is the capital city of China. There are 23 provinces, four municipalities,five autonomous regions and two special administrative regions which are Hong Kong and Macao. The 23 provinces are Hebei, Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Hainan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Gansu, and Taiwan. The four municipalities are Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing, and Shanghai. The five autonomous regions are Inner Mongolia, Guangxi Zhuang ethinic group, Ningxia Hui ethnic group, Xinjiang Weiwu'er ethnic group and Tibet. For information, visit BBC NEWS

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Other Information about China
zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó ||~ Time Zone || GMT +8 ||
 * ~ Name in Chinese || 中华人民共和国
 * ~ Name in English || The People's Republic of China(P.R.C.) ||~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Political System || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">The System of People's Congress ||
 * ~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Continent || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Asia ||~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Government Leaders || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Jingtao Hu, Jiabao Wen ||
 * ~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Capital City || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Beijing ||~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Population || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">1,370,536,875 (2010) ||
 * ~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Big Cities || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong ||~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Population Density || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">132 /km^2 (2008) ||
 * ~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">National Day || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">October 1st ||~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Major Ethnic Group || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Han Ethnic Group ||
 * ~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">National Anthem || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"><National Anthem of the PRC> ||~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Land Area || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">96,000,000 km^2 ||
 * ~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Country Code || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">CHN ||~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Gross GDP || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">4402.2 Billion (US Dollar,2008) ||
 * ~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Official Language || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Mandarin ||~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">GDP/ Person || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">3315 (US Dollar, 2008) ||
 * ~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Currency || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Renminbi (RMB) ||~ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">International Area Code || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">+86 ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Current Chairman of China, Jintao Hu
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chairman Hu is with the Current Prime Minister, Stephen Harper <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Jiabao Wen, current Prime Minister of China
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Prime Minister Wen went to Wenchuan which was damaged by the earthquake in year 2008. He was grieved seeing that a county was totaly in ruins and the survivors were homeless.

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">RMB
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The back of each piece of RMB is a famous scenic spot of China. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1 Yuan - The West Lake in Zhejiang <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">5 Yuan - Tai Mount in Shandong <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">10 Yuan - Yangtse Gorges in Hubei <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">20 Yuan - Guilin Scene in Guilin <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">50 Yuan - The Potala Palace in Tibet <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">100 Yuan - Great Hall of the People in Beijing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">56 Ethnic Groups combine Great China
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